This is a list of airlines in the Philippines. Air transportation in the Philippines goes back to the early days of aviation prior to World War II, during the American colonial period of the Philippines. Currently, the Philippines has several registered airline companies, but they are mostly chartered. There are two main domestic airline groups doing business as Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific, with AirAsia Philippines competing on some international routes. The domestic market is dominated by the Cebu Pacific group which has a 53% market share, followed by the Philippine Airlines group which has 31%, followed by AirAsia, having a 16% share.
This list of airlines enumerates local airlines in the Philippines which have a current air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Note: Destinations in bold indicate primary hubs, those in italic indicate secondary hubs, while those with regular font indicate focus cities.
Scheduled airlines
Mainline Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hubs and focus cities Founded NotesCebu Pacific 5JCEBCEBUManilaCebuClarkDavaoIloilo1988Founded as Cebu Air and commenced operations in 1996 as Cebu Pacific.Philippine AirlinesPRPALPHILIPPINEManilaCebuClarkDavaoIloiloKalibo1930Founded as Philippine Aerial Taxi Company and commenced operations in 1941 as Philippine Air Lines, then 1970 as Philippine Airlines.Philippines AirAsia Z2APGCOOL REDManila2010Founded as AirAsia Philippines and commenced operations in 2012, then 2015 as Philippines AirAsia.Royal Air Philippines RWRYLDOUBLE GOLDClark2002Founded as Royal Air Charter Service in 2002 and started regular scheduled services as Royal Air Philippines under new management since July 2017.
Regional Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hubs and focus cities Founded NotesAir Juan AOAIR JUANPuerto Princesa2012The First ever Seaplane Airline.Alphaland Aviation 0A BG12123BICBALESINClarkManila 2015 Bangsamoro Airways Cotabato2024Cebgo DGSRQBLUE JAY CebuClarkDavaoIloiloManila1995Founded as South East Asian Airlines. Operates as Cebu Pacific.PAL Express 2PGAPAIRPHILManilaCebuClarkDavaoIloiloZamboanga1995Founded as Air Philippines and commenced operations in 1996. Operates as Philippine Airlines.SkyJet Airlines M8MSJMAGNUM AIRManila2005Commenced operations in 2012.Sky Pasada SP WCC SKY PASADA Manila 2010 Sunlight Air 2R RLB SUNLIGHT Manila2020
Charter airlines Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hubs and focus cities Founded Notes Air Link International Airways Manila 1983 Asian Aerospace Corporation Manila1996 Cyclone Airways Cauayan 1996 INAEC Manila 1993 Island Aviation Inc. SOYSORIANOManila2003 Leading Edge Air Service Clark Northsky Air Tuguegarao 2010 Pacificair GX PFR Manila 1947Pacific Global One Aviation Company, Inc.Manila2011 Platinum Skies Aviation Manila 2017 PhilJets Aero Services Inc. Manila 2012 SEAir InternationalXOSGDAIR BLUEClarkManila 2012Founded as a spin out from South East Asian Airlines. Now called SEAir International and operates as Charter and Cargo Airline. Subic Seaplane Subic
Cargo airlines Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hubs and focus cities Founded NotesMET Express Air Corp. MX AMMClark20212GOPRBOIABAIRManila19882GO does not have any aircraft but uses the hold capacity of Cebu Pacific passenger aircraft. Aero Bleu AirwaysManila2021LBC Express International AviationLBCManila Cebu Clark Davao2024Filipino Cargo AirwaysFCAManila Cebu Clark Davao2024PSI Air 2007CMPHPSEXPOWERClark2016
See also Lists of airlines List of airlines of Asia List of defunct airlines of the Philippines List of airports in the Philippines
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